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  • Is Believing in God Worth It?

    Is Believing in God Worth It?0

    One of the most misunderstood “arguments” for the existence of God is popularly known as Pascal’s Wager. But Pascal’s Wager is not an argument for the existence of God at all. Instead, it’s an argument in favor of pursuing the questions of, and relationship with, God. Pascal’s Wager cannot act as a replacement for the

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  • Is Beijing Funding Riots in America?

    Is Beijing Funding Riots in America?0

    Who is funding the clearly organized riots happening throughout the U.S.? It’s a question often asked these days, without many answers. Black Lives Matter has been a consistent participant in each of the riots this summer. In fact, up to 95 percent of this summer’s riots are linked to Black Lives Matter activism, according to

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  • Is Beauty Really in the Eye of the Beholder?

    Is Beauty Really in the Eye of the Beholder?0

    When you think of beauty your mind may go to a sunset or landscape, maybe a famous painting or poem. It is less common to associate beauty with medieval Scholastic philosophy, especially that of a celibate priest named Thomas Aquinas. Ancient peoples leading up to the Scholastic period took beauty very seriously, believing that beauty

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  • Is Archaeology Increasingly Proving the Bible to Be a Reliable Source of History?

    Is Archaeology Increasingly Proving the Bible to Be a Reliable Source of History?0

    • December 30, 2015

    While looking through headlines the other day, the opening of one in particular caught my eye: “Archaeological Discoveries Prove Jesus Existed.” Clicking through to the article, I found an interview with author Robert Hutchinson, who describes recent archaeological discoveries which he declares lend credibility to biblical accounts. According to the article: “One of the main

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  • Is Anyone Else Confused About the Hijab?

    Is Anyone Else Confused About the Hijab?0

    Last week, my colleague Annie Holmquist touched on the controversy surrounding the 2017 World Chess Champions, and the decision of the host nation, Iran, to require women to wear the hijab. At least one U.S. champion, Nazi Paikidze-Barnes, has called Iran’s request “absolutely unacceptable” and is threatening to boycott the championship. Are the Iranians out

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  • Is Another Civil War Really Possible?

    Is Another Civil War Really Possible?0

    The past few presidential elections—and the partisan divisions they highlight—have had the effect of raising talk of “America’s next civil war.” There has been chatter in California and Oregon about the possibility of secession.  Just yesterday, a CNN video was posted of a woman protesting Donald Trump’s election with the following rhetoric: “People had to

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